Posted on 11/16/20
| News Source: i24
Bahrain's FM to spearhead country's first official delegation to Jewish state
Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani is set to meet Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US State Secretary Mike Pompeo during his visit to the Jewish state.
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On Wednesday, al-Zayani will spearhead Bahrain's first official delegation to Israel, with the two countries agreeing to normalize their ties under the US-brokered Abraham Accords.
His visit comes as the top US diplomat is out for a seven-country tour, which will include a visit to Israel.
Pompeo is reportedly planning to visit the West Bank settlements -- a move the previous US State Secretaries avoided. Read more at i24